User:Theodore H. Frank/CCAF

The public-interest law firm Center for Class Action Fairness was founded by Ted Frank in 2009 to represent consumers dissatisfied with their counsel in class actions and class action settlements. Frank got the idea from his success in objecting to the class action settlement in the Grand Theft Auto consumer fraud case where class members would have received under $30,000 while the attorneys were asking for $1 million.

Frank characterizes the Center as a "guerrilla" operation with a shoestring budget. CCAF has objected to class action settlements and excessive attorneys' fees in litigation over Bluetooth headsets and Ameritrade.

In 2010, CCAF successfully objected to a coupon settlement in a Central District of California class action alleging consumer fraud in the sale of Honda Civic Hybrids; the settlement would have provided $2.95 million in attorneys' fees, but only coupons to the class.